Dispenser



Nov. 14, 1933.

T. R. MCGUIRE, JR

DISPENSER Filed June 19, 1953 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Invenlor flllorneyPatented Nov. 14, 1933 ulvlTEofgsrArEs DISPENSER Thomas Bidrick McGuire,Jr., Little Rock, Ark.

Application June 19, 1933. Serial No. 676,580

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to a dispensing device for use inconjunction with a collapsible tube containing toothpaste or the like.

An important object of the invention is to provide a dispensing devicewhereby numerous objections to the present manner of handling acollapsible tube may be eliminated.

Another very important object of the invention 5 resides in theprovision of a dispensing device i"'10 which may be supported on thewall or other similar support and which may be easily manipulated oroperated to dispense the contents of the collapsible tube in anextremely economical and convenient manner.

Another very important object of the invention resides in the provisionof a dispensing device of this nature which is simple in itsconstruction, inexpensive to manufacture, thoroughly eflicient andreliable in use and operation, and otherwise well adapted to the purposefor which it is designed.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: W, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device em- 439bodying the features of my invention. I

Figure 2 is a plan view of the blank from which the casing is made.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 33 ofFigure 1.

Figure 4 is a rear elevation of the device. Figure 5 is a verticalsection through the device taken substantially on the line 55 of Figure4.

Figure 6 is a similar View taken on the line 66 of Figure 4.

549 Figure 7 is a perspective view of the extruding bail, and

Figure 8 is a disassembled perspective view of the roller andits enddisk.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that the letter Cdenotes generally a casing The side walls 6 are provided with flanges 9which are bent outwardly at right angles and have openings 10 throughwhich suitable fastening elements such as screws 11 may be extended soas to mount the casing on a wall or any other suitable support. Fingersor hooks 12 are struck from the bottom wall 8 and bent as indicated inFigure 1 to provide hooks on which toothbrushes or the like may beengaged. The side walls 6 are provided with openings 14 alined with eachother. The front wall 5 is provided with a substantially rectangularopening 15 in the upper portion thereof and in the lower corners aresidewardly extending notch like extensions 16. A key comprises a handleor head 17 and an elongated threaded shank 18 terminating in a re- (35duced extension 19 journalled in one of the openings 14 while the headportion is journalled through the other opening 14. A wooden rollerorthe like 20 is mounted on the shank 18 being provided with alongitudinally extending axial bore 21 preferably. End disks 22 aremounted on the shank 18 and nuts 23 threaded on the shank l8 clamp thedisks tightly against the ends of the rollerand consequently lock theroller on the shank to turn therewith. The roller is provided with alongitudinally extendingv groove 25 in the periphery thereof extendingtangentially with respect to the axis of the roller.

An extruding bail of substantially U-shaped formation is denoted by thenumeral 27 and has at its ends outwardly directed pintles 28 journalledin openings 29 in the lower portionsof the sides 6. The bail extendsoutwardly from. the casing through the opening 15 with the sidesdisposed in the notch like extension. Springs 30 are mounted in thecasing and engage with the bail to hold the cross portion thereofagainst a collapsible tube 31 the closed end of which is engaged in thegroove 25. Obviously, by turning, the contents of the tube may besqueezed therefrom in a convenient and economical manner.

It will also be obvious that the tube may be quickly and easily mountedand dismounted.

It is thought that the construction, operation, utility and advantagesof this invention will now be clearly understood without a more detaileddescription thereof.

It is apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in thecombination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafterclaimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A dispensing device of the class described including a casing havingan opening in one wall thereof, a key journalled through the casing, aroller on the key formed with a groove in its periphery to receive theclosed end of a collapsible tube, an extruding bail of U-shapedformation having ends rockably engaged in the casing and the sidesextending outwardly from the casing through the opening adjacent theroller, and means urging the cross portion of the bail toward theroller.

2. A dispensing device of the class described including a casing havingan opening in one wall thereof, a key journalled through the casing, aroller on the key formed with a groove in its periphery to receive theclosed end of a collapsible

